Operation Allies Welcome

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The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan

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Marines with Anti-Tank Training Company fire TOW Missiles on a JLTV near Fort Smith, Arkansas

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Wallace, an anti-tank missile gunner for Anti-Tank Training Company, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve poses for a portrait before firing a Tube-Launched Optically-Tracked Wire-Guided (TOW) weapon system missile before a live-fire exercise at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, March 3, 2023. The Marines fired the TOW weapon system from a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), to familiarize themselves with the safety and firing procedures associated with it. Wallace is a native of Muskogee, Oklahoma, and attends Indian Capital Technology Center (ITCT) for school, as well as being a music minister in Muskogee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jonathan L. Gonzalez)

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Tags: reserves, tow, 25th Marine Regiment, jltv, Anti-Tank Company, Renowned Reservist

Photo by: Cpl. Jonathan Gonzalez | VIRIN: 230303-M-MW005-1085.JPG

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